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The Sophic Hydrolith, Water Stone of the Wise
Anonymous and companion authors · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Hidden treasure and pearl appear in the main author’s list of earthly images used by Christ to make teaching intelligible. The small pearl-word Perlein is rendered simply ‘pearl’ in English. Neither image is developed into a separate narrative in this unit.
Their value and discoverability support the claim that heavenly goods can be presented through familiar material things. The historical passage does not specify a pearl ingredient, give a price or identify the treasure with a particular container elsewhere in the volume. This entry keeps the Gospel examples distinct from the later response’s elaborate journey towards a hidden treasure.
Places to read
- Part IV: the spiritual comparison · unit 2Hidden treasure and pearl are listed among familiar Gospel figures that explain heavenly blessedness.
Attested forms
verborgnen Schatz; Perlein